04-06-2021 · Roth was not only a child of his time in his craving for freedom and unrestraint, but also in the male-female relationships in his work. American Trilogy Roth owes his current status largely to the American novels he wrote during the Indian Summer of his life. American Pastoral (1997) deals with the social unrest at the time of the Vietnam War.

15-03-2022 · Philip Roth, in full Philip Milton Roth, (born March 19, 1933, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died May 22, 2018, New York, New York), American novelist and short-story writer whose works are characterized by an acute ear for dialogue, a concern with Jewish middle-class life, and the painful entanglements of sexual and familial love.

06-04-2021 · The renowned biographer’s definitive portrait of a literary titan. Appointed by Philip Roth and granted independence and complete access, Blake Bailey spent years poring over Roth’s personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and engaging Roth himself in breathtakingly candid conversations.

17-05-2021 · Roth, who died in 2018, approved of Mr. Bailey as his authorized biographer, after casting off others, and gave Mr. Bailey exclusive access to a treasure trove of documents, including unpublished...

03-04-2021 · A new biography ‘unveils’ Philip Roth as a misogynist. Tell me something I don’t know Hadley Freeman The campaign to cancel the author is typical of today’s all-or-nothing approach, where if you...

28-04-2021 · Philip Roth: The Biography reached the New York Times bestseller list and reviews have been mostly positive, although some critics found Bailey too indulgent of Roth and how he treated women. The...